Summary
As we got closer I could see behind the sandstone a curved concrete building: a purpose-built structure. But still no fence, no wire. Not a bar in sight. For this, I’d been told that morning, I should be grateful. This was a ‘lifeline…a last chance’. That is what the judge said.
Daniel is a sixteen-year-old drug dealer and he is going to jail.
Then he’s not.
A courtroom intervention. A long car ride to a deluxe outback facility. Other ‘gifted delinquents’.
Wher…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781925773781 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1925773787 |
| Author: | Sarah Hopkins |
| Publisher: | Text Publishing |
| Imprint: | The Text Publishing Company |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 4 June 2019 |
| Weight: | 400g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 154mm |
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Critics Review
‘This is a layered novel, ambitious in scope, its characters vividly drawn and resisting the cliches of delinquency. Its own narrative offers a masterclass, deftly pacing its reveals and alive to the questions they raise. And it does so with a stubborn optimism at its heart.’ * Age *
‘Rewarding and surprising.’ – James Bradley * Australian *
‘The Subjects is a novel with an agenda, enticing us to engage with what is wrong but also to imagine something better…[T]imely, thought-provoking and inspirational.’ * Saturday Paper *
‘The story is a slow reveal yet one that keeps the tension at a high pitch and the reader second guessing.’ * Herald Sun *
‘The Subjects is energetic and compelling from the opening pages. And in Daniel we find a voice that I was worried was disappearing from Australian fiction: unpretentious, smart and lacking in all mawkishness. It’s a joy to hear him, and it is a joy to read a book of such complex ideas that is also alert to the art of storytelling.’ * Christos Tsiolkas *
‘A vivid, human (and humane) novel with an irresistible dark pull. The Subjects explores the utopian madness of social engineering in a similar way to Charlotte Wood’s The Natural Way of Things’ * Malcolm Knox *
‘Raises a lot of issues that are worth reflecting on.’ * Mamamia on Speak to Me *
‘Its memorable cast of characters, rendered with such energy and compassion…seem to hum with life.’ * Big Issue *
‘Deliciously clever reading with a dark and urgent pull. Prepare to stay up all night!’ * Booktopia *
‘A wonderful book… Hopkins is making a really interesting statement about treatment without pharmaceuticals.’ * Bookshelf *
‘The Subjects is a book designed to challenge the reader, but it’s also a book set up to entertain. Hopkins’ use of narrative perspective and her talent for the slow reveal ensure that the pages pretty much turn themselves.’ * 2SER Final Draft *
’The story of Daniel will get under your skin and stay with you long after it ends.’ * Marie Claire *
‘Hopkins crafts a compelling story driven by Daniel’s authentic voice, a slow burn of a novel about systemic prejudice, incarceration, and the deep and paralyzing damage done by capitalism’s impact on the pharmaceutical industry and its approach to solving problems…[C]areful, well-paced and multi-layered storytelling.’ * Booklist *
‘Fantastic. I just think it’s the most interesting book, beautifully written, simply written but complex…Compelling and really, really important.’ * Suzanne Leal, RN Bookshelf *
About The Author
Sarah Hopkins
Sarah Hopkins is the author of three novels including The Crimes of Billy Fish, which was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize. She works as a lawyer in Sydney and is married with two children.
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